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Itinerary

Amazonas State

Participants for this tour will need to arrive in Manaus one day before the start of the tour to ensure an early start on Day 1. Guests will be met at Manaus airport and transported to the hotel.

Day 2
(Oct. 20) -
Early breakfast and check out of the hotel. We will drive for about an hour to bird the trail near Manacapuru city. Target birds this morning are Slate-colored and Black-faced Hawk, Sunbittern, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Rufous-breasted and Great-billed Hermit, White-necked and Chestnut-capped Puffbird, White-fronted Nunbird, Gilded Barbet, Ivory-billed Aracari, Lafresnaye's Piculet, Scaly-breasted and Red-stained Woodpecker, Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Mealy Parrot, Spot-winged Antshrike, Reddish-winged Bare-eye, White-plumed, Bicolored and Yellow-browed Antbird, Peruvian Warbling-Antbird, Zimmer's and Duida Woodcreeper, Golden-headed and Blue-crowned Manakin, Masked Tityra, Screaming Piha, Spangled Cotinga, Wing-barred Piprites, Brownish Twistwing, Spotted Tody-Flycatcher, Coraya Wren, White-shouldered and Gray-headed Tanager, Rothschild's Blue Grosbeak, Rufous-bellied and White-vented Euphonia. After lunch, we will check into the lodge at Novo Airão city. Towards the end of the day we will target White-chested Puffbird, Paradise Jacamar, Northern Ocellated Woodcreeper, Black-faced Antbird, There are good opportunities here for night birding and we will look for Black-banded Owl, White-winged and Rufous Potoo. Dinner and checklist.

Day 3
(Oct. 21) -
After breakfast, we will take a boat at Novo Airão city and cross the Rio Negro River. Our destination will be the Anavilhanas National Park, with more than 400 islands. This is the perfect place to look for birds such as Streak-throated Hermit, Blue-crowned Trogon, Ringed and Cream-colored Woodpecker, Festive Parrot, Black-crested and Blackish-gray Antshrike, Leaden and Klages's Antwren, Black-chinned and Ash-breasted Antbird, Zimmer's and Long-billed Woodcreeper, Speckled Spinetail, Wire-tailed Manakin, Varzea Schiffornis, Snethlage's and White-eyed Tody-Tyrant, Amazonian Tyrannulet, Cinnamon Attila, Amazonian Black-Tyrant, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Gray-chested Greenlet, Yellow-rumped Cacique, Turquoise Tanager, Red-capped Cardinal and Yellow-bellied Dacnis. Before, we return to Novo Airão for lunch, we will stop for an unforgettable experience to see the Pink Dolphins feeding. After lunch we will walk the trails around Novo Airão looking for some very special birds such as White-chested Puffbird, Cinereous and Spot-winged Antshrike, Gray Antwren, Yellow-browed and Bicolored Antbird, Collared Gnatwren, Napo and Northern Ocellated Woodcreeper, Chestnut-belted Gnateater, Rufous-tailed Xenops, White-crowned and Dwarf Tyrant-Manakin, Wing-barred Piprites, White-crested Spadebill, Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher, Slender-footed Tyrannulet, Forest Elaenia and Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet. Opportunities are good for night birding and we will look for Black-banded Owl, White-winged and Rufous Potoo. Dinner and checklist.

Day 4
(Oct. 22) -
Early breakfast and check out of the hotel before a two hour drive to the small city of Iranduba. The open areas at the varzea hold some very interesting species, such as Horned Screamer, Least Bittern, Capped Heron, Roseate Spoonbill, Osprey, Black-collared Hawk, Snail Kite, Purple and Azure Gallinule, Short-tailed Parrot, Tui Parakeet, Black-and-white Antbird, Lesser Hornero, Red-and-white Spinetail, Cinereous Becard, Lesser Wagtail-Tyrant, Black-backed Water-Tyrant, White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Lesson's and Wing-barred Seedeater and Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch. After lunch, we check in at our hotel in Manaus. This afternoon we will be spent walking the trails outside Manaus looking for birds that we have not seen during the trip. Dinner and checklist.

Day 5
(Oct. 23) -
After breakfast, we will visit the canopy tower again, looking for birds that we may have missed on our first visit. After lunch, we will check out of our hotel and drive one hour to Presidente Figueiredo city .Target birds for the afternoon will be Variable Chachalaca, Bronzy Jacamar, Spotted Puffbird, Black Nunbird, Red-fan Parrot, Sapphire-rumped Parrotlet, Dusky-throated Antshrike, Guianan Warbling-Antbird, Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper, Yellow-crowned and Saffron-crested Tyrant-Manakin, Dusky Purpletuft, Pelzeln's Tody-Tyrant, Rufous-tailed Flatbill, Yellow-throated Flycatcher and if the weather is kind, we will enjoy fabulous views of the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. Opportunities are good for night birding and we will look for Crested and Spectacled Owl, Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl, White-winged and Rufous Potoo, Short-tailed Nighthawk, Rufous and Blackish Nightjar. Dinner and checklist.

Day 9
(Oct. 27) -
This is the last day of the tour, but we should still have time to look for any species around Manaus that we may not have caught up with so far. Around 10:00am we will return to the lodge to pack and check out of the hotel before transferring to the airport.

Price Includes:

Fluent English speaking birding guide, all meals (including water and soft drinks), accommodation (Hotels/Lodges), ground transportation, entrance fees at National and State Parks.